Asia
Bangkok F1 night race set for 2015
Thailand will host a night race on the streets of Bangkok on the 2015 Formula One calendar, according to the sport’s rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone.
ESPN Star Sports to take ASEAN basketball to new heights
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) has announced an expanded partnership with ESPN Star Sports (ESS) that will bolster the league’s commercial standing and offer it enhanced coverage for its 2013 season.
IOC announces suspension of Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to a dispute over a controversial election that was scheduled to be held today.
Lim behind Malaysia’s new motorsport city project
Billionaire Peter Lim has unveiled plans for a huge motorsports-themed development in the Malaysian state of Johor, an area that borders Singapore.
Australia and Malaysia receive badminton status upgrade
Australia and Malaysia have been revealed as the major changes to the calendar make-up of the 2014-17 tournament cycle for the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) World Superseries.
AFC reveals target for new presidential election
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that it will seek to elect a new president by the end of April as it attempts to bring an end to a period of limbo due to the Mohamed bin Hammam saga.
Guiyang and Cali land IAAF events
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that Guiyang and Cali will host the World Cross Country Championships and World Youth Championships in 2015.
CBA League drinks to Tsingtao deal
Tsingtao has been announced as an official partner of the Chinese Basketball Association’s (CBA) Professional League ahead of the start of the new 2012-13 season at the weekend.
Japanese partner tees up for Open Championship
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) has agreed a deal for Japanese IT company NTT Data to become a patron of the Open Championship.
BCCI doubles value of IPL title sponsorship with Pepsi deal
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that PepsiCo will become the new title sponsor of the Indian Premier League, with the five-year deal worth double the amount paid by the Twenty20 competition’s inaugural sponsor DLF.
Korean F1 grand prix will bring “long-term” benefits
Organisers of the Korean Formula One Grand Prix have insisted that the race will bring long-term benefits to the country despite generating a loss of $36.4 million this year.
ALSOK signs up as Tokyo 2020 bid partner
Security services group ALSOK has been recruited as the eighth official bid partner for Tokyo 2020, the organisation attempting to bring the Olympic Games to Japan.
Zaha Hadid to design Tokyo’s revamped National Stadium
The Japan Sport Council (JSC) has announced that Zaha Hadid Architects has won the design contest to redevelop Tokyo’s Kasumigaoka National Stadium, which is set to be a key venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the potential centrepiece of a Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
Vietnamese capital confirmed as host of 2019 Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has selected Hanoi as the host city of the 2019 Asian Games, while Samsung has agreed a deal to become a major sponsor of the 2014 edition of the event in Incheon.
News Corp completes move for ESPN Star Sports
News Corporation on Thursday completed a deal to buy out ESPN’s stake in their jointly-owned pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
New five-year deal secures future of Singapore Open
The future of the tournament known as ‘Asia’s Major’, the Singapore Open, has been secured for another five years after the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and tournament promoters World Sport Group (WSG) signed what they described as a “landmark agreement”.
Japan Airlines partners Tokyo 2020 bid
Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games today announced Japan Airlines (JAL) as its seventh partner.